01/31/98 - Monkeywrench Radio: Seattle, WA [235m]audience: millions?set 1: Do the Evolution, Given to Fly, Pilate, Wish Listset 2: Brain of J, In Hiding, Spin the Black Circleset 3: Nothingmannotes: This radio broadcast originated from Seattle and was relayed
to any radio stations wanting to carry it. This show consisted, not only of
the three live PJ sets listed above, but also other live band performances
(Zeke, Mudhoney, Tuatara, Brad), chat with friends, phone calls and a few
records, very much like the previous Self-Pollution radio broadcast. Very
cool way to premier 'In Hiding' [thanks!!!]. This show was very
widely broadcast and included many cybercasts. Some stations dropped
the show during Matt Lukin's phone message; others dropped out toward the
end.full setlistMonkeywrench
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02/20/98 - Alexander M. Baldwin Amphitheatre: Maui,
HI [96m]attendance: 5,000support act: Mudhoneysoundcheck: Long Road, Off He Goes, Red Mosquito, Corduroy, Wishlist,
MFC, Oceans, Jeremy, Aliveset: Corduroy, Hail Hail, Brain of J, Faithfull, Red Mosquito, Wishlist,
Even Flow, MFC, Improv(?)/Habit, Better Man, Jeremy, Given to Fly, Daughter,
Black, In Hiding, Do the Evolution, Last Exitenc: Once, Smile, Yellow Ledbetter notes: An awful pit and not the best crowd either, going wild with
'Corduroy' as the unusual opener, and breaking the barrier during 'Red Mosquito.'
Ed asks the crowd to step back and references the (ineffective) "Mariah Carey
barricade." 'Wishlist' includes modified lyrics: "I wish I was a 40-foot wave,
breaking off the north shore." Ed smashes down his microphone and stand at
one point, seemingly annoyed that he was flubbing lyrics. After the band huddles
around Jack, Ed comments that he "... just wanted tonight to be perfect ...",
applauds the crowd and they launch into 'Do the Evolution.' Mike is awesome,
giving a fantastic solo during 'Even Flow' and bringing out the flying-V Gibson
during 'Evolution' and 'Last Exit.' 'In Hiding' is wonderful live (wow!)
and the brief lead-in (new song, improv or whatever?) features a rocking tune.
(Partial lyrics: "Came here with no bags, don't need nothing, don't need no
clothes, I don't need sunblock on my nose.") (1,165k)
A SUPER encore, with 'Once' as an always pleasing surprise, followed by instrument
switching (and Jeff's nice solo) during 'Smile.' A 10pm curfew resulted
in a too soon end to the show :(front and back
of t-shirttour posterCaryn's review w/ photos

02/21/98 - Alexander M. Baldwin Amphitheatre: Maui, HI [100m]attendance: 5,000support act: Mudhoneyset: Do the Evolution, Animal, Hail Hail, Brain of J, Dissident, Faithfull, In My Tree, Wishlist, Off He Goes, Corduroy, Given to Fly, Even Flow, Daughter/(Noise of Carpet), MFC, Lukin, Immortality, Aliveenc: I Got Shit, Better Man/(Save it for Later), Around the Bend, State of Love and Trust notes: The crowd tonight is more "friendly" moshy, and the band is totally into it and so is the crowd. From the slamming version of 'DTE' leading to 'Animal' to the final, awesome 'State' (I was holding on for dear life when they played this!), this show is perfection. Eddie is in a "great, great" mode and Mike is totally out of control, his eyes closed and face turned upward during 'In My Tree.' Jeff plays part of the show without a hat (*gasp!*) when it is blown off by the wind. Oh and Eddie gave Caryn his pick from the stage.Do the Evolution(5h Song X for March)front and back of t-shirttour posterCaryn's review w/ photos

02/26/98 - Queen's Wharf Events Center: Wellington, NZattendance: 5,000 support act: Shudder to Thinksoundcheck: Hail Hail, Elderly Woman, Off He Goes, Faithfull, Who You Are, In Hiding, Long Road, Pilate, Go, Mankindset: Long Road, Brain of J, Do the Evolution, Animal, Dissident, Faithfull, Even Flow, Corduroy, Lukin, Wishlist, Given to Fly, Hail Hail, In Hiding, Jeremy, Daughter, MFC, Immortality, Alive enc: Who You Are, Once, Last Exit, Better Man, Yellow Ledbetternotes: The familiar tribal drums (from 'The Color Red' song) lead into the show's opening. Ed introduces 'Faithfull' as a song off their new album, "Give Way" (which is what yield signs are referenced as in New Zealand and Australia), and says it is about his relationship with his surfboard. Ed's chat about 'Lukin' includes how he loves drinking NZ's Steinlager beer with Matt Lukin. 'Daughter' is dedicated to a NZ girl who had written a letter about how she was a big fan but couldn't attend the shows because of her parents. Jack is enthusiastically applauded after his excellent drumming effort at the jamming end of 'Immortality.' Ed rides a skateboard onstage when returning for the encore and the band steps to the sidelines for Mike's 'Yellow Ledbetter' solo.tour poster

02/28/98 - Ericsson Stadium: Auckland, NZattendance: 20,000 support act: Shudder to Thinksoundcheck: Sometimes, Not for You, All Those Yesterdays (!), Tremor Christ, In My Tree, Habit, Given to Fly (?)set: Sometimes, Hail Hail, Brain of J, Animal, Faithfull, Even Flow, I Got Shit, Wishlist, Corduroy, Jeremy, Daughter/(I Hope I Never), MFC, Habit, Given to Fly, State of Love and Trust, Off He Goes, Black, Alive enc: Do The Evolution, Better Man, Yellow Ledbetternotes: The tribal drums lead to the show opener, and Ed stops to check on the hectic crowd a couple of times, coaching "Okay, for all you moshpit virgins out there, if someone falls, you pick 'em up." He strums the first few bars of 'I Got You,' stopping and leading into 'I Got Shit.' The 'Daughter' outro includes a bit of 'I Hope I Never,' a Split Enz tune. 'Habit' features a new start ... something like, "I stayed up all night, smoked cigarettes. I have nothing to regret," and Ed adds "speaking as someone who has experienced both North and South Piha" (Piha is a beach). As Mike is ending the 'Alive' solo, Ed climbs high on the scaffolding and waving to the crowd. He recalls how he nearly drowned on his last New Zealand trip and now wears a lifejacket when surfing. (In fact, he donned the yellow lifejacket that Stone handed him onstage.) A flawless, extended 'Yellow Ledbetter' end this near perfect show.reviewtour poster

03/02/98 - Melbourne Park: Melbourne, Australia [110m]support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Long Road, Do the Evolution, Animal, Hail Hail, Dissident, Even Flow,
Faithful, MFC, Corduroy, Wishlist, Jeremy, Daughter/(Trouble), Given to Fly, Last Exit, Off He Goes, Rearviewmirror, Not for You, Black, Aliveenc 1: Brain of J, Better Man, Smileenc 2: Rockin' in the Free Worldnotes: A crowd pleasing setlist with stagediving occurring during 'Corduroy' and 'Jeremy' (uncommon in Australia now). The lead singer from Shudder to Think helps out on the "hallelujah" vocals on 'Do the Evolution.' Problems with the 'Wishlist' lyrics seemingly continue to plague Ed. During 'Alive,' with the audience singing rather than Ed, he pulls a fan onstage from the intense pit. Ed dances with the fan, gives him what appears to be his stage pass (or a pick?), the fan thanks the whole band (including a kiss to Mike's cheek) and pushes the stage pass into the face of the security people before heading off stage. The 'RitFW' encore is prefaced by Ed saying that they won't do another song until everyone raises their middle fingers on the count of three and shouts "Shudder to Think" in their "perfect Aussie diction." (Apparently this was done as a reference to openers, Shudder to Think, who encourage the crowd to do this.)reviewpromo postertour poster

03/03/98 - Melbourne Park: Melbourne, Australia
[97m] support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Sometimes, Last Exit, Brain of J, Faithfull, Animal, Red Mosquito, Corduroy, Wishlist, Once, Jeremy, Daughter (false start), Given to Fly, Daughter/(Another Brick in the Wall), Trouble, Better Man, MFC, ?, Habit, Even Flow, Do the Evolutionenc: Hail Hail, State of Love and Trust, Black, Alivenotes: PJ is in a great space -- relaxed, looking like they are enjoying being there with great interplay with each other. Jeff is laid back and not jumping or bouncing around a lot, but concentrating on the music all night. Ed's voice is good, he seems happy and talks with the crowd and hands out various items up front quite a lot. Mike again is on fire all night, awesome beyond words. He is amazing on 'Corduroy,' the show highlight, with Ed doing Pete Townshend jumps and playing guitar on the floor (!). ("That's quite nice actually ... laying on the floor in front of your amp.") Stone begins a (false) start to 'Daughter' (Jeff has the wrong bass!), followed by Ed making an aside that Jeff, Stone and Mike are going to use the "paper, scissors, rock" method to decide what to play next; they do, much to everyone's amusement, and Ed then says, "Michael won ... we're gonna play his one first" leading to 'GTF.' After 'Daughter,' Ed notes, "Good singing!" Smitty brings out a stool for Ed, and he is spotlighted in the darkened venue. It looks amazing and he says, "Darth Vader would say, 'Impressive!'" This leads to Ed's lovely solo of 'Trouble,' a Cat Stevens ballad. A new(?) song is played with lyrics along the lines of "people try to settle me down, try to tell me what to do ... my good friend, get outta my room," that leads to 'Habit.' Someone jumps on stage during 'Black' to touch/shake hands and Ed speaks briefly with the fan before continuing. 'Alive' is a pleaser, complete with Ed throwing the microphone around like a lasso, a la Roger Daltrey.tour poster

03/05/98 - Melbourne Park: Melbourne, Australia [120m]support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Release, Brain of J, Animal, Faithfull, In My Tree, I Got Shit, Corduroy, Wishlist, Even Flow, Spin the Black Circle, Daughter/(Pebbles), Given to Fly, Hail Hail, MFC, (Crazy Mary!)/, Elderly Woman, Off He Goes, State of Love and Trust, Do the Evolution, Aliveenc 1: Go, Black, Rearviewmirror, Immortalityenc 2: Indifference, Porchnotes: The show was broadcast on the radio throughout Australia, and on the internet in real time on JJJ. As is typically the case, the shows get better on second or third nights, and PJ's third show in Melbourne is tremendous. Ed slips in a tribute to the late Michael Hutchence (of INXS) during 'In My Tree' ("I'm so high I hold just one breath, give it to INXS, just like my innocence"). Some guitar chords from Midnight Oil's 'Beds are Burning' lead to a wonderful version of 'Corduroy,' which includes the little stop/start thing during the bridge towards the end. Ed's wonderful baritone comes through on 'Wishlist' and the "Camaro" line is changed to "I wish I was the full moon shining off your bulldozer's hood," plus "I wish I was the sound, of 50 million hands upraised for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan," and "I wish I was lucky man ... well I guess that I am ... I wish I could share with my friends, oh how many things that I have." 'Even Flow' again awesome, featuring really extended soloing from Mike; very prolific and a manic version of 'StBC' (dedicated to "... all those who work at Triple J and the guys who work at PBS"). The 'Daughter' outtro/improv ("poor little girl screaming traffic in her hair ...") is a Shudder to Think song titled 'Pebbles.' A couple of verses from 'Crazy Mary' lead to 'Elderly Woman.' 'Porch' leads off as the slower version (like Bridge '96), but later speeds into the more familiar, rocked out version.Porch(5h Song X for May 98)reviewtour poster

03/07/98 - Thebarton Oval: Adelaide, Australia [110m]attendance: 21,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: MFC, Brain of J, Hail Hail, Animal, Do the Evolution, Dissident, Jeremy, Corduroy, Wishlist, Lukin, I Got Shit, Even Flow, Daughter/(brief Hunger Strike), Given to Fly, (Improv)/Habit, Elderly Woman, Nothingman (!), State of Love and Trust, Aliveenc 1: Go, Once, Better Man/(Save it for Later), Last Exitenc 2: Yellow Ledbetternotes: A splendid outdoor show, Ed drinking Coopers, a South Australian beer Throughout the show. Kicking versions of 'Do the Evolution,' 'Even Flow' and 'I Got Shit.' A cool 'Daughter' tag, singing, " I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadence ..." Just before 'Habit,' Ed starts singing "Lemonade ... Powerade ... Adelaide," and everyone cheers. After 'Habit,' Ed has a very tongue-in-cheek chat about Oasis: "So I just wanna state for the record that ... ah ... I don't know if I'm speaking for everybody but ... we love Liam Gallager. I mean honestly ... I'll tell you what. I was walking around last night and I ended up playing pool with a couple of you, you're out there I know. Had a great time ... had quite few of those things--Coopers (or) whatever they are--Onya, mate! And it was just going great. I was making friends left and right ... then I was getting free beer, it was just quite a night. But then some asshole asked me for ah to take a picture ... and I just headbutted the fucker right in the head ... and it felt fucking great GREAT. It was awesome ... I tell ya ... it's pretty cool this rock star thing ... I like it a lot." (Liam had recently been charged with headbutting a fan in Brisbane after the fan asked for a photo.) 'Nothingman' is a surprise, with Ed introducing it saying, "OK, we're gonna try one that I don't think we've tried yet on tour, so we'll see what happens ... you got the ears for it I think." Before the second encore Ed comes out by himself and starts playing the drums. A cool lead-in to 'Last Exit' by Ed: "... you guys have been tough. I know because I ... we've all been there, and it's not easy to be in a crowd like this ... and for you to go through this and be so good to one other and everyone has survived, and to listen to our music. It's something we will take back with us ... in our suit cases and various bags. You know when we first started the moon was right there. Now it's over there. It's good to know the world is still turning regardless of what us fucked up humans are doing to it. But tonight is an example of something good so anyways, thanks for sharing it with us and being part of it ... it really makes us feel good ... this is our Last Exit." Again, everyone gives Mike the stage during his 'Yellow Ledbetter' solo. At the conclusion, Ed says, "All right, I'm buying drinks for everybody ... see ya at the pub!" A great show, with PJ's general level of merriment, happiness, interaction and musicianship. Still just a handful of Yield tunes on the setlist.reviewtour poster

03/09/98 - Entertainment Centre: Sydney, Australia
[90m]attendance: 12,000support act: Shudder to Thinksoundcheck: Who You Are, Pilate, In Hiding, ?, Leaving Here, Mankind,
Footsteps, Dead Manset: Long Road, Hail Hail, Brain of J, Do the Evolution, Faithfull,
Interstellar Overdrive, Corduroy, Wishlist, MFC, Even Flow, Animal, Daughter/(ABitW),
Given to Fly, Jeremy, Dead Man!, Better Man, Rearviewmirrorenc: Happy Birthday, Who You Are, Go, Once, Leaving Herenotes: A show full of surprises! With Jeff's birthday tomorrow, Ed
picks up a banner from the crowd which reads: "Happy Birthday Jeff," which
Jeff wears like a cape while seated mid-stage. A member of the road crew brings
out a cake and Ed leads the crowd in singing 'Happy Birthday.' Ed throws the
cake (cream pie) straight in Jeff's face! Jeff throws it back into Ed's, Ed
to Mike's and Stone's, and then Jack stuffs the pie into his own face :) Lastly,
Ed takes a shot at one of the members of the audience who is riding on someone's
shoulders and HITS HIM IN THE FACE with the crowd roaring in amazement!! Other
notes ...
After 'Jeremy,' Ed sits down on a chair and begins talking about how during
one of the notes (in 'Jeremy'), he kind of "blacks out" for a second: "You
know, when you hold your breath until you think you're going to pass out ..
then you keep holding it." He finishes by saying that then he woke up "with
a bunch of guys in Sydney ..." getting a big roar from the crowd. Later, "...
now, we're gonna do something that's gonna set this show apart from all the
others. This song is the b-side from 'Off He Goes' (not-as-big-as-before roar)
and it's called 'Dead Man' ..." The whole stage is dark, except for a little
light around where Ed is seated. During the quiet interlude in 'RVM' Ed tells
the band to keep playing while everyone holds their breath; ... "1 ... 2 ...
3!" The whole place stands there for as long as they could holding
their breath, with Ed standing dead still for the longest time with
a blue light shining on him. reviewtour poster

03/11/98 - Entertainment Centre: Sydney, Australia
[102m]attendance: 12,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Oceans, Last Exit, Brain of J, Hail Hail, In Hiding, Do the Evolution, Corduroy, Wishlist, MFC, Daughter/(Push Me Pull Me improv!!!), Even Flow, Mankind, Elderly Woman, Lukin, Not for You, Black, Porchenc: Given to Fly, Better Man, Immortality, Smile, Rockin' in the Free Worldnotes: An incredibly fast version of 'Hail Hail' with Stone commenting, "Good, God - that was fast!" 'In Hiding' finally returns to a setlist (yea!) and a 'Push Me Pull Me' improv for a 'Daughter' outro?! 'Mankind' finally surfaces (Stone's Australian singing debut, with PJ anyway). When the crowd cheers at the end, he cracks, "They love me ... they really love me!" At the end of 'Porch,' Ed reaches out to the pit and pulls a guy on stage. He lifts Ed up on his shoulders and spins him around and around. Ed proceeds to do the same to this fellow! Jack shines during his great drum solo at the end of 'Immortality.' At the end of 'Smile,' Ed gives his harmonica to former world champion surfer and local Sydney resident, Tom Carroll, who is watching at side stage. Ed says near show's end that they have to stop as he has to get up early to surf the next day. Some great guitar solos by Stone at this show.reviewtour poster

03/12/98 - Entertainment Centre: Sydney, Australia [112m]attendance: 12,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Sometimes, Do the Evolution, Animal, Hail Hail, Dissident, Faithfull, Even Flow, (The Real Me)/I Got Shit, Corduroy, MFC, (Improv)/Habit, Daughter/(Candle in the Wind)/(WMA), Nothingman, Given to Fly, Spin the Black Circle, Sin City jam, Wishlist, Whipping, Rearviewmirror enc 1: Go, State of Love and Trust, Brain of J, Better Man/(Save it for Later)enc 2: Throw Your Arms Around Me, Alivenotes: PJ's final Sydney appearance, a full moon ... what would you expect other than a great show, incredible setlist and awesome encore?? The crowd is really into the show and PJ really looking like they are having a good time. The guys all come out wearing wigs; Ed with a big, blonde one. (He says that they all got their hair done at the hotel salon and got a "5-for-1 deal ..." in the same place as Elton, referring to Elton John being in the country with Billy Joel.) One line from 'The Real Me' is a lead-in to 'I Got Shit.' After 'I Got Shit,' they lose the wigs. The 'Habit' intro is a little "birthday to Beth" improv and 'Habit' rips. 'Candle in the Wind'!. During 'GTF,' Ed leaves the mic during the bridge and does a cool pirouette with the crowd roaring in appreciation. He shows his dancing prowess again during 'StBC.' He says, "Go ahead and play somebody; I'll catch my breath first ..." and the band plays a cool little jam on 'Sin City' (old AC/CD song). Before 'RVM,' Ed says, "We pack really light ... but we're all taking home little suitcases of memories after this stay here in Australia." A stunning version of 'Throw Your Arms Around Me' (a Hunters and Collectors tune that PJ very rarely covers) is performed by Ed alone at the top of the second encore, prefaced with his comment: "This one is just between you and me." The guys join Ed for a fantastic 'Alive,' with the house lights up and PJ simply GOING for it. Wow!!!reviewtour poster

03/14/98 - Entertainment Centre: Brisbane, Australia [120m]attendance: 15,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Release, Hail Hail, Animal, Do the Evolution, Faithfull, Wishlist, Corduroy, In My Tree, Alive, Nothingman, Brain of J, Given to Fly, Daughter, MFC, (I'm Open)/I Got Shit, Immortality, Black, Even Flow, Porchenc: Footsteps, Leaving Here, Better Man/(Save it for Later), Spin the Black Circle, Rockin' in the Free Worldnotes: Extremely tight security makes taping difficult. An incredible show with the band in spectacular form. The crowd in the front begins "surfing" the chairs in the seated area back over their heads. Ed tells how he was sitting under a tree in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens watching the full moon (the night before) and heard a strange noise, that he had practiced the sound, and takes a mouthful of water and gurgles out a noise, coughs and says something like, "I hear they are native around here." (This may have been a possum noise and we've heard other speculations.) At the end of 'Daughter' when Ed can't seem to think of what to say, he proceeds to lead the crowd in a chant, answer/response style.
Even Flow is a big highlight, with Mike's outstanding solo (being rather detached the rest of the night) while Ed goes to the back of the stage and starts breakdancing! Ed brings someone on stage (a crowd member?) to play Mike's part on 'Leaving Here,' with Ed ending the song with a Townshend jump, quickly following with 'Better Man.' Ed drinks and then tips beer on the crowd during 'RitFW.'reviewtour poster

03/15/98 - Entertainment Centre: Brisbane, Australia [116m]attendance: 15,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Long Road, Go, Do the Evolution, Brain of J, In Hiding, Alive, Last Exit, Wishlist, Corduroy, MFC, Nothingman, Even Flow, Jeremy, Given to Fly, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Off He Goes, (Improv)/Habit, Rearviewmirrorenc 1: Mankind, Hail Hail, Not for You, Better Man, Bloodenc 2: Indifference, Rockin' in the Free Worldnotes: Ed beautifully sings 'Throw Your Arms Around Me' for Beth, saying it is the best song written in Australia. The 'Habit' bit is sung as "speakin' as speakin' as speakin' as ME!" Stone goes off absolutely 100%, having a great time (along with the crowd) on 'Mankind.' 'RitFW' is a highlight, with Jeff bouncing from side to the other and someone getting on stage and playing Ed's guitar. The band seems in a very partying mood. Ed says that it feels like they are going to another part of the world (going to Perth) and that he would miss the Brisbane crowd. Rob Machado (San Diego surfer and musician) helps out on 'RitFW.'reviewtour poster

03/19/98 - Perth Entertainment Centre: Perth, Australia [110m]attendance: 5,000support act: Shudder to Thinksoundcheck: Animal, Rearviewmirror, Hail Hail, Baba O'Riley, Yellow Ledbetterset: Sometimes, Do the Evolution, Animal, Hail Hail, Dissident, Faithfull, Even Flow, I Got Shit, Corduroy, MFC, (intro)/Habit, Daughter/(improv), Nothingman, Given to Fly, Leatherman!, Rearviewmirror, Wishlist enc: Once, Alive, Better Man, Immortality, Black, Baba O'Rileynotes: This "command" performance does not disappoint! During Shudder to Think's set, Ed takes the stage wearing a mask and helps out singing a bit ("Where did mum go? ..."). After 'DTE,' Ed congratulates Perth on having the initiative to pull together a petition (14,000 signatures were collected to get PJ to play Perth!) and he says, "With a positive attitude, you can do anything." The 'Habit' "speaking as a ..." segment is sung with a few line from Cat Stevens' 'If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out.' The 'Daughter' outro was a repeated line, "I feel it; I feel it ..." with Ed saying at the end, "Well, I do!" (Was this possibly the Bad Radio song 'Believe You Me?') During 'Alive,' Ed pulls someone from the crowd and does a ballroom dance and then spins him (similar to Melbourne). 'Leatherman' is played for the first time, at the request of a fan who had spoken with Stone before the show and then took a sign to the show, which Ed spots. He says, "... we haven't ever played this song, and we're probably never going to again, so here goes." Excellent!

03/20/98 - Perth Entertainment Centre: Perth, Australia
[112m]attendance: 5,000support act: Shudder to Thinkset: Long Road, Brain of J, Last Exit, Animal, Pilate, Lukin, Corduroy, In My Tree/(Magic Bus), Wishlist, Do the Evolution, Jeremy, Hail Hail, Daughter/(Pebbles), Off He Goes, Elderly Woman, Hunger Strike, Not For You, Faithfull, Aliveenc 1: Given to Fly, Go, State of Love and Trust, Smile, Even Flow enc 2: I am a Patriot, Better Man, Yellow Ledbetter notes: 'Pilate' is played live for the first time (aside from Monkeywrench
or soundchecks). The short 'Magic Bus' is a surprise. 'Patriot' is played
solo by Ed.